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gen. wesley clark

Mar 12, 2011 10:52 AM CST

Let's Stay Out of Libya

Wesley Clark: It doesn't meet the test for military intervention

(Newser) - Retired Gen. Wesley Clark takes a long look at the pros and cons of having the US intervene in Libya and thinks the answer is clear: Stay out of it, America. Even a no-fly is too dangerous, he argues in the Washington Post . It probably wouldn't be enough to force...

Gadhafi Forces
Drive Rebels
From Oil Port

Mar 12, 2011 6:07 AM CST

Gadhafi Forces Drive Rebels From Oil Port

Also re-take Zawiya, sealing off eastern third of nation

(Newser) - After days of dogged shelling, forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi today drove rebels from the key oil port of Ras Lanouf, a day after they recaptured Zawiya and effectively reclaimed control of the eastern third of the country. Reports out of scarred Zawiya said rebel bodies were being bulldozed away,...

Obama Administration Presents Plan to Assist Libya Rebels; Rebels Retreat from Ras Lanuf

US Unveils 5-Point Plan
to Assist Libya Rebels

Mar 11, 2011 8:55 AM CST

US Unveils 5-Point Plan to Assist Libya Rebels

Rebels retreat from key town as Gadhafi launches offensive

(Newser) - The White House has announced a five-point, non-military plan aimed at removing Moammar Gadhafi from power in Libya. Officials are set to partially embrace the opposition movement and threatened to prosecute loyalists involved in atrocities, the New York Times reports. Meanwhile, the administration rejected the US intelligence chief’s comments...

James Clapper, Director of Intelligence, Thinks Moammar Gadhafi Will Defeat Rebels

Gadhafi Likely to Win:
US Intelligence Chief

Mar 10, 2011 5:30 PM CST

Gadhafi Likely to Win: US Intelligence Chief

He says rebels' long-term prospects look bleak

(Newser) - Rebel fighters in Libya are unlikely to beat the forces loyal to ruler Moammar Gadhafi, says the US director of national intelligence. James Clapper pointed out to a Senate panel that the rebels are untrained, poorly organized, and have arms seized from only a few caches, while they face career...

No-Fly Zone a
No-Brainer
in Libya

NICHOLAS KRISTOF

Mar 10, 2011 12:43 PM CST

No-Fly Zone a No-Brainer in Libya

'This is a pretty easy problem,' Air Force general opines

(Newser) - The US seems to be wringing its hands over whether to impose a no-fly zone over Libya—but Gen. Merrill McPeak has no idea why. “This is a pretty easy problem, for crying out loud,” the former Air Force chief of staff tells New York Times columnist Nicholas...

France First
to Recognize
Libyan Rebels

Mar 10, 2011 9:53 AM CST

France First to Recognize Libyan Rebels

...as NATO meets to discuss no-fly zone

(Newser) - France today became the first country to recognize the Libyan National Council as the only legitimate representative of the Libyan people, following a meeting between Nicolas Sarkozy and two representatives from the upstart government, the New York Times reports. France says it will soon engage ambassadors with the rebel group,...

Libya Protest: Moammar Gadhafi Has 'Tens of Billion' in Cash Reserves to Keep His Fight Alive

Secret Scads
of Cash Bankroll
Gadhafi's Fight

Mar 10, 2011 7:58 AM CST

Secret Scads of Cash Bankroll Gadhafi's Fight

Libyan leader likely has access to 'tens of billions'

(Newser) - The US alone has frozen nearly $32 billion of Libya’s assets, so how can Moammar Gadhafi afford to keep fighting? Easy: piles of cash amounting to “tens of billions,” officials tell the New York Times . Gadhafi has been hoarding cash in Tripoli, keeping it out of the...

BBC Team Detained, Beaten by Gadhafi Forces

Mar 9, 2011 10:19 PM CST

BBC Team Detained, Beaten by Gadhafi Forces

Journalists subjected to mock executions

(Newser) - A team of BBC journalists has been flown out of Libya after being detained, beaten, and subjected to mock executions by Libyan security forces. The three were taken to a military barracks near Tripoli after being stopped at a checkpoint near Zawiyah, scene of fierce fighting between rebels and pro-Gadhafi...

Gadhafi Puts Big Bounty
on Opposition Leader

Mar 9, 2011 4:31 PM CST

Gadhafi Puts Big Bounty on Opposition Leader

He offers $419K for capture of Mustafa Abdul Jalil

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi put a price on the head of a Libyan opposition leader today, offering the equivalent of $419,000 for the capture of Mustafa Abdul Jalil, CNN reports. Libyan state television branded the head of the interim government in eastern Libya an "agent spy" and offered an additional...

Gadhafi Son's
U-Turn Shocks
the World

Mar 9, 2011 1:33 PM CST

Gadhafi Son's U-Turn Shocks the World

Seif al-Islam had been seen as a reformer

(Newser) - Until a few weeks ago, the West thought well of Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, a London-educated Davos man who’d spent years advocating greater democracy and freedom in Libya. So when he promised protesters “ rivers of blood ” in the street, it was just a wee bit unexpected. “Seif...

Libya Will 'Take Up Arms'
Against No-Fly Zone: Gadhafi

Mar 9, 2011 7:58 AM CST

Libya Will 'Take Up Arms' Against No-Fly Zone: Gadhafi

Even so, it appears to be a serious possibility as top leaders discuss

(Newser) - As the possibility of a no-fly zone over Libya looms larger, Moammar Gadhafi has become increasingly defiant. He recently told Turkey’s public television station that Libyans will “take up arms” against any countries that support such a measure, the Telegraph reports. More on the no-fly zone front:

President

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As Gadhafi Forces Gain,
Libya Stalemate Looms

Mar 8, 2011 7:12 PM CST

As Gadhafi Forces Gain, Libya Stalemate Looms

Country could be looking at an east-west divide

(Newser) - After dramatic successes over the past weeks, Libya's rebel movement appears to have hit a wall of overwhelming power from loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi. Pro-regime forces halted their drive on Tripoli with a heavy barrage of rockets in the east and threatened today to recapture the closest rebel-held city to...

Gadhafi Ups Airstrikes as
Rookie Mistakes Trip Rebels

Mar 8, 2011 7:55 AM CST

Gadhafi Ups Airstrikes as Rookie Mistakes Trip Rebels

Their forces are untrained, and barely organized

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi’s forces launched at least three new airstrikes against Libyan rebels today near the oil port of Ras Lanouf, and one witness says the Gadhafi loyalists also recaptured Zawiyah, the city closest to Gadhafi’s stronghold in Tripoli, the AP reports. Meanwhile, in the rebel-held east, a spokesperson...

Gadhafi Kills
Soldiers Who
Won't Shoot
Us: Rebels

Mar 8, 2011 6:41 AM CST

Gadhafi Kills Soldiers Who Won't Shoot Us: Rebels

Unverified video allegedly shows executions

(Newser) - A video sent to al-Jazeera by Libyan rebels allegedly shows army officers who refused to fire on the rebels in the mountainous region west of Tripoli—and were executed because of it. A survivor of the killings claims that after refusing, the soldiers’ legs were tied together and they were...

Libya Rebels to UN:
Give Us No-Fly Zone

Mar 7, 2011 7:20 PM CST

Libya Rebels to UN: Give Us No-Fly Zone

Gadhafi holds undeniable advantage in the air

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's jets rained down airstrikes on rebels again today, underscoring the Libyan leader's unmitigated dominance of the skies. Egged on by Libyan rebels who insist that threat needs to be curtailed in order to level the playing field, the AP reports that Britain and France today began work on...

Number of Libyans
Needing Aid: 1M

Mar 7, 2011 11:15 AM CST

Number of Libyans Needing Aid: 1M

Rebels reject Gadhafi associate's call for dialogue

(Newser) - Government forces have launched new attacks on rebel-held towns of Zawiyah and Ras Lanuf amid UN calls for increased aid to the region, Reuters reports. More than a million people—both those inside Libya and fleeing the country—now need humanitarian assistance, the UN said. Its aid coordinator is particularly...

Stop Wasting $110B
a Year on These Turkeys

THOMAS FRIEDMAN

Mar 6, 2011 8:43 AM CST

Stop Wasting $110B a Year on These Turkeys

As Arabs spread democracy, we prop up Afghan, Pakistan regimes

(Newser) - Democracy is on the march across the Arab world, so "What are we doing spending $110 billion this year supporting corrupt and unpopular regimes in Afghanistan and Pakistan that are almost identical to the governments we’re applauding the Arab people for overthrowing?" asks Thomas Friedman in the New ...

A 'Massacre' as
Gadhafi Forces
Re-Take Town

BRUTALITY THE NEW NORM

Mar 5, 2011 6:53 AM CST

A 'Massacre' as Gadhafi Forces Re-Take Town

Violence against armed, unarmed becoming commonplace

(Newser) - An elite pro-Gadhafi militia used brutal force to re-take swaths of rebel-held Zawiyah yesterday, in what rebels tell the New York Times was a "massacre." “I am watching neighbors dying unarmed in front of their homes,” one said via phone. At least 35 rebels were among...

Protests, Tear Gas Hit Tripoli

Mar 4, 2011 10:30 AM CST

Protests, Tear Gas Hit Tripoli

Military planes attack rebel territory

(Newser) - Planned protests have erupted on the streets of Libya’s capital following today's prayers, and security forces are using tear gas to break up the demonstrations. Secret police had sat in wait outside mosques; as demonstrators began to call for an end to Moammar Gadhafi’s rule, police unleashed the...

Libya Rebel:
'There Are Spies
Everywhere'

Mar 4, 2011 6:09 AM CST

Libya Rebel: 'There Are Spies Everywhere'

Tripoli braces for another potential clash

(Newser) - Gadhafi loyalists have set up checkpoints in Tripoli ahead of protests planned for today—the opposition has called for protesters to march out of mosques after noon prayers—and many fear more bloodshed. Several hours before prayers, streets were eerily empty, with few residents out. But security forces, who opened...